A few years back Volkswagen’s parent company in Germany announced a very, very ambitious plan for expansion that called for 800,000 units a year sold in the United States by 2018. So far this year up until the end of November Volkswagen of America’s sales tally has reached 373,689 units with just one more month left until people start making those 2014 New Year’s Resolutions that they will have broken just a week into January.
Volkswagen in America is danger-close to being irrelevant. In an effort to help turn things around VW is moving to all turbo engines. The bad news is the new engines are not even as fuel efficient or as powerful as the competitor's non-turbo engines are.
Affirming yesterdays pledge that VW would make a major move into electrified vehicles, the company is showing two all electric cars, the e-up and e-Golf, in Frankfurt.
Volkswagen, late to the game of electrified cars, says they have the technology lined up and ready to use across the vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group companies.
Wolfgang Duerheimer has had a checkered role at the VW Group for years, moving from office to office repeatedly. Now, reports say that the former Bentley CEO is leaving for good.
One of Volkswagen's most iconic vehicles, the Karmann Ghia, first shown 60 years ago, and still has a huge fan base, raising the question of if VW would ever resurrect it like they did with the Beetle.
Volkswagen has revealed the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf R sports car variant before its official reveal in Frankfurt and it's coming with more horsepower.
Volkswagen is shaking things up with new turbocharged engines for the 2014 Jetta, Beetle and Passat and a sporty new 2014 Beetle GSR that is faster and more fuel-efficient.
We compare the 2013 Volkswagen Golf TDI and the Nissan Sentra, which have the same MPG, to see which produces less greenhouse gas. The answer is surprising.
In a 2013 VW Passat TDI you can get really good mileage out of your clean diesel driving – so good it might add up to a Guinness World Record with the help of a pair knowledgeable authorities at the wheel.
Brazil has become the fourth largest auto market in the world and 10,000 Chevys, Fiats, Fords, Nissans and VWs roll off the assembly lines daily, configured to meet the economic realities of the emerging middle class.
Volkswagen celebrates the one millionth Scirocco by producing an ultra-exclusive special edition model that will only be offered in two countries. Why is the new Scirocco so exclusive?
Starting soon, the Volkswagen Beetle Turbo, Beetle Convertible, and the Jetta GLI will have an important mid-year change buyers must watch for. Don't get caught with the old version.
The Volkswagen Golf is one of the sportiest hatchbacks on the market but with three new R-Line packages – the 2014 Golf offers buyers a more aggressive look inside and out along with improved handling for a surprisingly low price.
The VW and Porsche diesel SUVs have almost the same fuel economy that the 2014 Grand Cherokee achieves, showing that Chrysler's "best in class" claim may be just smoke and mirrors.
